The UFC’s 135-pound women’s division continues to fill out, and a new booking of Julie Kedzie (16-11 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Germaine de Randamie (3-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the latest pairing in the class.

UFC officials today announced the matchup, which takes place at UFC on FOX 8. That card takes place July 27 at Seattle’s KeyArena.

The two were actually supposed to meet in a 2011 fight under the Strikeforce banner, but Kedzie was forced to withdraw from the fight due to injury, and a replacement opponent was never named.

Kedzie, a Team Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter, makes her UFC debut as she looks to break a two-fight losing streak. Still, her efforts in the two fights (against Miesha Tate and Alexis Davis) were enough to earn her an invitation to the octagon.

Meanwhile, Dutch fighter de Randamie has just five MMA fights under her belt but is a former kickboxing world champion with refined striking. The 28-year-old de Randamie went 2-1 in her three fights under the Strikeforce banner. She currently trains at California’s American Kickboxing Academy.

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